Gretsch G6199 Billy-Bo - firebird red
"Some time ago, Bo gave me the guitar as a gift. It was during the recent ZZ Top recordings, when the engineering crew and I snaked through the guitar vault searching for that certain-something guitar, and there it was! We didn't risk subjecting such a rare instrument to the rigors of the road. So this new reproduction model was recreated with some BFG mojo thrown in for good measure. It's now the main stage guitar with a groove." - Billy F Gibbons. Rock luminaries Billy F Gibbons and Bo Diddley have joined forces to bring you a 21st-century version of the elusive Gretsch® Jupiter Thunderbird now dubbed the Billy-Bo which was designed in '59 by the talented Bo Diddley himself!
Mahogany body
Mahogany neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Scale length 24.6" (625mm)
Width at nut 1.6875" (43mm)
Neo Classic™ "Thumbnail" inlays
22 frets
Grover® Sta-Tite™ Die-cast tuners
Pinned Rosewood-Based Adjusto-Matic™ Bridge
Gretsch® G-Cutout Tailpiece
TV Jones® Power'Tron™ Plus bridge pickup
TV Jones® Power'Tron™ Plus neck pickup
3-position selector
Controls Volume 1, Volume 2, Master Volume, Master Tone
Black plexi pickguard
Chrome hardware
Delivered with G6276 Deluxe Hardshell case
Euroguitar Reference : 4380